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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Ho-Chunk Nation (Wisconsin) - tribal government
- Level
- Tribal
- Authority
- Ho-Chunk Constitution Art. VI; Legislative Res. 03.12.2020A
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20 12:00 a.m. (signed Mar. 18, nunc pro tunc Mar. 17, 2020) (read as 2020-03-20)
- End
- 2020-05-26 (lifted by Administrative Order May 26, 2020-1; closures had been extended until further notice by the Apr. 3, 2020 order) (read as 2020-05-26)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to May 26, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closure
- Addressees
- Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, Wisconsin Dells, Black River Falls, Tomah, Nekoosa and Wittenberg
- Functions reached
- AM casinos closed
- FB casino food and beverage closed
- LG hotel lodging at casino properties
- WF casino workforce on administrative leave
- SC vendors and suppliers of the six casinos
- Collection
- Tribal governments AGY-TRIBAL
Operative words
[T]he State of Emergency requires gaming enterprise operations (Ho-Chunk Gaming-Madison, Ho-Chunk Gaming-Wisconsin Dells, Ho-Chunk Gaming-Black River Falls, Ho-Chunk Gaming-Tomah, Ho-Chunk Gaming-Nekoosa, Ho-Chunk Gaming-Wittenberg) to transition to critical functions pursuant to their respective COOP, as soon as practicable, but not later than Friday, March 20, 2020 at 12:00AM. All gaming facilities shall be closed to the public no later than Friday, March 20, 2020 at 12:00AM. Re-opening is anticipated for April 4th, 2020 at 7:00AM. This timeline will be re-evaluated and could change.
Enforcement
Executive Managers to limit operations to critical functions; paid administrative leave under Executive Order March 17, 2020-1
Notes
A tribal governmental closure of six casinos that the State of Wisconsin had no power to close; reaches gaming-equipment lessors, food distributors, entertainment bookers and Wisconsin Dells tourism